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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652580
ISBN
9780691652580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.82

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691626284
ISBN
9780691626284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663574
ISBN
9781624663574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.81

Paperback. Desperately sensitive, sexually confused and socially awkward, Hans Christian Andersen found grace and acceptance through the creation of a distinct and beguiling literary world. This biography demonstrates the unity of his troubled life and the soaring achievement of his work. Num Pages: 552 pages, 12pp b&w illustrations, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283204
ISBN
9780140283204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
856
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862418205
ISBN
9780862418205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. One of a series designed to provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Each title includes general notes on the text; discussion of themes, issues and contexts. Series Editor(s): Croft, Steven. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198355403
ISBN
9780198355403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.68

Paperback. Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. This book guides us through the world of fairy tales and their criticism and looks at the romantic's mythology of the wandering brothers. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBD; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293802
ISBN
9780312293802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.49

Paperback. Here, Zipes discusses historically and critically the evolution of folk tales as fairy tales, their influence on popular beliefs, the politics behind them and the way they are used in mass media culture today. He looks at a wide range of authors including the Brothers Grimm and Tolkien. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
2 Rev Exp
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190303
ISBN
9780813190303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Hardback. Emperor Taizong (r 626-49) of the Tang is remembered as an exemplary ruler. This title focuses on Taizong's literary writings that speak directly to the relationship between cultural form and sovereign power, as well as on the question of how the Tang negotiated dynastic identity through literary stylistics. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 39. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056084
ISBN
9780674056084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.42
€ 50.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875801940
ISBN
9780875801940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.79

Paperback. A critical look at three fundamental Romantic poets from a leading scholar of British romanticism Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076374
ISBN
9780252076374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473803
ISBN
9781611473803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718684
ISBN
9780804718684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Hardback. In the most comprehensive, up-to-date account of the poetry published in Britain between the Restoration and the end of the eighteenth century, a team of leading experts surveys the poetry of the age in all its richness and diversity. They provide a systematic overview, and restore these poetic works to a position of centrality in modern criticism. Editor(s): Lynch, Jack. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 282 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199600809
ISBN
9780199600809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.64

Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813538068
ISBN
9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.65

Paperback. Published in 1913, this harrowing, autobiographical 'A to Z' of drinking shattered London's reputation as a clean-living adventurer and massively successful author of such books as White Fang and The Call of the Wild. Editor(s): Sutherland, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555574
ISBN
9780199555574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. London's masterpiece of investigative journalism reveals the poverty of the East End of London -- a critique of capitalism that still rings true today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BG; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Second Edition, Centenary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745318028
ISBN
9780745318028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.01

Hardback. Series: In Parole. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Contrasto
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788869656392
ISBN
9788869656392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170. 88 pages. Fire the Bastards! is a scorching attack on the book-review media using the critical reception of William Gaddis's 1955 novel The Recognitions as a case study. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 139 x 9. Weight: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
2 Reprint
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564786098
ISBN
9781564786098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.36

hardcover. An innovative examination of Irish science fiction from the 1850s to the present day, covering material written both in Irish and in English. Considering science fiction novels and short stories in their historical context, it analyses a body of literature that has largely been ignored by Irish literature researchers. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381199
ISBN
9781781381199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.05

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313309830
ISBN
9780313309830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.08

Paperback. Fond remembrances of Italy by an American journalist who spent seven years in Rome. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; DS; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570980190
ISBN
9781570980190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.02

Paperback.
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935096078
ISBN
9781935096078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HRLM; VFX; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Backlist, LLC United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623610456
ISBN
9781623610456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.34

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